Sorting pdf files in FINDER according to date or name

Hi. I don't know much about apple computers I am contemplating buying a macbook, which I will use to store and view about 15,000 pdf files/articles (total memory ~ 15 gigs).
On windows explorer it is easy to sort by the date the file was created or by the name. Is this easy with Finder?
Thanks.

Very easy, especially by name.
You can do it in all different Finder views, adjust icons and texts sizes as you wish, choose a faster option with or without "preview" etc, very easy to set.
As for sorting by date:
As easy as by name,
except when file was not created by yourself: then it's often you'll have to use the sorting as the file was originally created.
Also:
Still as easily as the rest, there are also some other kinds of Finder sorting: by kind, by size, by label...
Welcome to the world of Macs!

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1   libsystem_kernel.dylib                  0x00007fff8406ed71 mach_msg + 73
2   IOKit                                   0x00007fff8551ceea io_service_open_extended + 241
3   IOKit                                   0x00007fff854d8ca8 IOServiceOpen + 45
4   OpenGL                                  0x00007fff833e886f
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6   libsystem_c.dylib                       0x00007fff8558ce06 pthread_once + 86
7   OpenGL                                  0x00007fff833e35d5 CGLQueryRendererInfo + 41
8   ImageKit                                0x00007fff894db825 IKIsGLAccelerated + 51
9   ImageKit                                0x00007fff894d14a7 -[IKImageBrowserView(RenderingContext) initRenderingContext] + 307
10 ImageKit                                0x00007fff8949c43f -[IKImageBrowserView _ikCommonInit] + 44
11 ImageKit                                0x00007fff8949b6f3 -[IKImageBrowserView initWithCoder:] + 157
12 AppKit                                  0x00007fff842d9937 -[NSClassSwapper initWithCoder:] + 576
13 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c196193 _decodeObjectBinary + 2860
14 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c197372 -[NSKeyedUnarchiver _decodeArrayOfObjectsForKey:] + 1193
15 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c16de64 -[NSArray(NSArray) initWithCoder:] + 486
16 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c196193 _decodeObjectBinary + 2860
17 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c1954ae _decodeObject + 201
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19 AppKit                                  0x00007fff842f5613 -[NSClipView initWithCoder:] + 56
20 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c196193 _decodeObjectBinary + 2860
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23 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c196193 _decodeObjectBinary + 2860
24 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c1954ae _decodeObject + 201
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26 AppKit                                  0x00007fff842f42c3 -[NSScrollView initWithCoder:] + 240
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28 Foundation                              0x00007fff8c197372 -[NSKeyedUnarchiver _decodeArrayOfObjectsForKey:] + 1193
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